Lent.

So. Lent is officially among us. As I pondered what I should give up, I decided Facebook would be the right choice. It consumes a lot of my time. It has only been three days, and it has already been a struggle. As I was riding in the car tonight I had KLOVE blasting and it all came a little more clear to me. I heard Casting Crowns song "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)," which I am sure I have heard 1,000 times simply because my radio is always on Christian music, and it made perfectly good sense as to why I should give up something, even if it is something so simple. 

One day when Heaven was filled with His praises 

One day when sin was as black as could be 

Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin 

Dwelt among men, my example is He 

Word became flesh and the light shined among us 

His glory revealed 

Living, He loved me 

Dying, He saved me 

Buried, He carried my sins far away 

Rising, He justified freely forever 

One day He’s coming 

Oh glorious day, oh glorious day 

One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain 

One day they nailed Him to die on a tree 

Suffering anguish, despised and rejected 

Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He 

Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a tree 

And took the nails for me 

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer 

One day the stone rolled away from the door 

Then He arose, over death He had conquered 

Now He’s ascended, my Lord evermore 

Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him 

From rising again 

One day the trumpet will sound for His coming 

One day the skies with His glories will shine 

Wonderful day, my Beloved One, bringing 

My Savior, Jesus, is mine 

Oh, glorious day

You know Christ was born, lived, and died for ME! (and YOU)  Not only did He die, He died a painful, unruly death. A death that wasn't even deserved, yet he did it anyway. He bore all my guilt and shame even before I was thought of, and I'm forever thankful. Then in shame, I wonder why it's such a hard task to give up something for Him, especially since He gave it all for me. Why is it so hard for me to be obedient and simply do what He ask. To take the time to simply be consumed by Him and to mature my relationship with Him. I hope that this period of Lent will bring me the closest to Christ that I've ever been, and I know that will happen. I know that giving up Facebook with a challenge, but I know that with Christ on my side all things are possible.